2018 BC Lions season

BC Lions
2018 BC Lions season
Head coach	Wally Buono
General manager	Ed Hervey
Home field	BC Place Stadium
Results
Record	8–7
Division place	4th, West
Playoff finish	TBD
Uniform

The 2018 BC Lions season is the 61st season for the team in the Canadian Football League (CFL) and their 65th overall. The Lions have improved upon their 7–11 record from 2017 and will attempt to return to the playoffs after missing them for the first time since 1996. The team will try to win their 7th Grey Cup championship.

On November 30, 2017, Wally Buono stepped down as General Manager, being replaced by Ed Hervey in that role. Buono will stay on as head coach, which will be his 12th and final season in that role.^[1]

This was the ninth consecutive season that the Lions held their training camp at Hillside Stadium in Kamloops, British Columbia.^[2] Main camp opened Sunday, May 20, 2018, with rookies reporting earlier.^[2]

Offseason

CFL Draft

The 2018 CFL Draft took place on May 3, 2018.^[3] The Lions had seven selections in the eight round draft, but have made several trades for positioning. They traded their fourth-round pick to Ottawa for Odell Willis, but got first and second-round picks from Winnipeg in exchange for the Lions' second-round pick this year and a first-round pick next year.^[4]^[5] The team acquired Saskatchewan's sixth-round pick in exchange for Mike Edem and the Lions' eighth-round pick.^[6]^[7]

Round	Pick	Player	Position	School	Hometown
1	3	Peter Godber	OL	Rice	Toronto, ON
1	7	Julien Laurent	DL	Georgia State	Toronto, ON
2	16	David Mackie	RB	Western	Jackson's Point, ON
3	21	David Knevel	OL	Nebraska	Brantford, ON
5	34	Isaiah Guzylak-Messam	DB	Wilfrid Laurier	Hamilton, ON
6	47	Rashari Henry	DL	Wilfrid Laurier	Ottawa, ON
7	54	William Watson	WR	British Columbia	Surrey, BC

^[7]

Preseason

Schedule

Week	Date	Kickoff	Opponent	Results		TV	Venue	Attendance	Summary
Week	Date	Kickoff	Opponent	Score	Record	TV	Venue	Attendance	Summary
A	Bye
B	Fri, June 1	6:00 p.m. PDT	at Calgary Stampeders	W 36–23	1–0	None	McMahon Stadium	24,681	Recap
C	Fri, June 8	7:30 p.m. PDT	vs. Winnipeg Blue Bombers	W 34–21	2–0	TSN	BC Place	15,237	Recap

^[8]

# Games played with colour uniforms.

Regular season

Standings

West Division
Team	GP	W	L	T	Pts	PF	PA	Div	Stk
X–Calgary Stampeders	15	12	3	0	24	451	296	4–3	L1	Details
X–Saskatchewan Roughriders	16	10	6	0	20	386	404	5–3	L1	Details
Winnipeg Blue Bombers	16	9	7	0	18	497	365	3–5	W4	Details
BC Lions	15	8	7	0	16	356	380	3–4	W2	Details
Edmonton Eskimos	16	8	8	0	16	417	405	4–4	W1	Details

Schedule

Week	Game	Date	Kickoff	Opponent	Results		TV	Venue	Attendance	Summary
Week	Game	Date	Kickoff	Opponent	Score	Record	TV	Venue	Attendance	Summary
1	1	Sat, June 16	7:00 p.m. PDT	Montreal Alouettes	W 22–10	1–0	TSN/RDS/ESPN2	BC Place	20,182	Recap
2	Bye
3	2	Fri, June 29	7:00 p.m. PDT	@ Edmonton Eskimos	L 22–41	1–1	TSN/ESPN2	Commonwealth Stadium	29,940	Recap
4	3	Sat, July 7	5:30 p.m. PDT	@ Winnipeg Blue Bombers	L 19–41	1–2	TSN	Investors Group Field	26,567	Recap
5	4	Sat, July 14	7:00 p.m. PDT	Winnipeg Blue Bombers	W 20–17	2–2	TSN	BC Place	19,541	Recap
6	5	Fri, July 20	4:30 p.m. PDT	@ Ottawa Redblacks	L 25–29	2–3	TSN/RDS	TD Place Stadium	21,319	Recap
7	Bye
8	6	Sat, Aug 4	6:00 p.m. PDT	@ Calgary Stampeders	L 18–27	2–4	TSN	McMahon Stadium	25,075	Recap
9	7	Thurs, Aug 9	7:00 p.m. PDT	Edmonton Eskimos	W 31–23	3–4	TSN/ESPN2	BC Place	17,745	Recap
10	8	Sat, Aug 18	1:00 p.m. PDT	@ Toronto Argonauts	L 23–24	3–5	TSN/RDS2	BMO Field	18,104	Recap
11	9	Sat, Aug 25	7:00 p.m. PDT	Saskatchewan Roughriders	L 21–24	3–6	TSN	BC Place	22,873	Recap
12	Bye
13	10	Fri, Sept 7	7:00 p.m. PDT	Ottawa Redblacks	W 26–14	4–6	TSN	BC Place	17,529	Recap
14	11	Fri, Sept 14	4:30 p.m. PDT	@ Montreal Alouettes	W 32–14	5–6	TSN/RDS	Molson Stadium	15,346	Recap
15	12	Sat, Sept 22	7:00 p.m. PDT	Hamilton Tiger-Cats	W 35–32 (2OT)	6–6	TSN	BC Place	18,794	Recap
16	13	Sat, Sept 29	1:00 p.m. PDT	@ Hamilton Tiger-Cats	L 10–40	6–7	TSN	Tim Hortons Field	23,623	Recap
17	14	Sat, Oct 6	4:00 p.m. PDT	Toronto Argonauts	W 26–23	7–7	TSN	BC Place	18,535	Recap
18	15	Sat, Oct 13	5:00 p.m. PDT	@ Calgary Stampeders	W 26–21	8–7	TSN	McMahon Stadium	23,563	Recap
19	16	Fri, Oct 19	7:00 p.m. PDT	Edmonton Eskimos			TSN	BC Place
20	17	Sat, Oct 27	4:00 p.m. PDT	@ Saskatchewan Roughriders			TSN	Mosaic Stadium
21	18	Sat, Nov 3	7:00 p.m. PDT	Calgary Stampeders			TSN	BC Place

^[8]^[9]

# Games played with colour uniforms.

# Games played with white uniforms.

Team

Roster

BC Lions roster

Quarterbacks

Running backs

24 Jeremiah Johnson
46 Rolly Lumbala FB
34 David Mackie FB
33 Wayne Moore FB
2 Chris Rainey
13 Tyrell Sutton

Receivers

Offensive linemen

65 Christopher Greaves
61 Joel Figueroa LT
68 David Foucault RG
66 David Knevel
63 Jovan Olafioye RT
54 Andrew Peirson C
67 Hunter Steward LG

Defensive linemen

90 Davon Coleman DT
99 Julien Laurent
9 Shawn Lemon DE
94 Claudell Louis NT
91 Junior Luke
98 Ivan McLennan
78 David Ménard
11 Odell Willis QK

Linebackers

58 Micah Awe MLB
35 Mitch Barnett
36 Dyshawn Davis
47 Frédéric Chagnon
53 Jordan Herdman
20 Boseko Lokombo LB

Defensive backs

31 Otha Foster NKL
44 Isaiah Guzylak-Messam
28 Nathaniel Hamlin
6 T. J. Lee HB
26 Anthony Orange CB
4 Garry Peters HB
25 Winston Rose CB
23 Anthony Thompson S

Special teams

40 Mike Benson LS
1 Ty Long P/K

1-game injured list

57 Antonio Johnson OL
7 Travon Van RB
83 Daniel Vandervoort WR

6-game injured list

Practice roster

42 Lee Bennett LB
82 Tyler Davis WR
76 Edward Godin DL
45 Steffon Herd DB
19 Ricky Lloyd QB
39 Keon Lyn DB
50 Phillip Norman OL
93 Ebenezer Ogundeko LB
41 Doug Parrish LB
95 Michael Ramsay DL
89 Shakeir Ryan WR
43 Dominique Termansen DB
29 Ronald Tyler DB
80 William Watson WR

Italics indicate international players
Roster updated 2018-10-05
Depth Chart • Transactions
46 Roster, 3 one-game injured,
7 six-game injured, 14 practice

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Coaching staff

BC Lions Staff

Front Office and Support Staff

Owner – David Braley
President and CEO – Dennis Skulsky
Vice President of Football Operations – Wally Buono
General Manager – Ed Hervey
Director of Player Personnel and Player Development – Torey Hunter
Director of Football Operations – Neil McEvoy
Director of US Scouting – Ryan Rigmaiden
Director of Canadian Scouting & CFL Draft Coordinator – Geroy Simon
Football Operations Consultant, Scout – Roy Shivers
Area Scout – Mike McCarthy
Video Assistant – Andrew Millin
Head Trainer – Bill Reichelt
Assistant Athletic Therapist – Tristan Sandhu
Equipment Manager – Ken "Kato" Kasuya
Equipment Assistant – Andrew Dubiellak
Equipment Assistant – Stu Mitchell
Director of Communications – Jamie Cartmell

Head Coaches

Head Coach – Wally Buono

Offensive Coaches

Offensive Coordinator and Quarterbacks – Jarious Jackson
Passing Game Coordinator and Receivers – Markus Howell
Running Backs – Mike Lionello
Offensive Line – Dan Dorazio

Defensive Coaches

Defensive Coordinator and Defensive Backs – Mark Washington
Defensive Line – Randy Melvin
Linebackers – Chris Tormey
Assistant Defensive Backs – Stanley Franks

Special Teams Coaches

Special Teams Coordinator – Jeff Reinebold

Strength and Conditioning

Strength and Conditioning Trainer – Chris Boyko

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References

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[1] BC Lions appoint Ed Hervey GM; Buono to coach final season in 2018

[training_camp-2] 1 2 BC Lions 2018 training camp

[3] CFL draft date announced

[Willis-4] Lions acquire Willis after trade from Esks to Redblacks

[Bombers_Lions-5] BC acquires first round pick in swap with Bombers

[Edem-6] Riders acquire safety Mike Edem in trade with Lions

[tracker-7] 1 2 2018 CFL Draft tracker

[schedule-8] 1 2 2018 BC Lions Schedule

[9] Just in time for the holidays: The 2018 CFL schedule

2018 CFL season by team « 2017 2019 »
West Division	BC Calgary Edmonton Saskatchewan Winnipeg
East Division	Hamilton Montreal Ottawa Toronto
See also	2018 CFL Draft 106th Grey Cup

BC Lions
Founded in 1954 Based in Vancouver, British Columbia
Franchise	Franchise Records Players Seasons Head coaches Starting quarterbacks First-round draft picks
Stadiums	Empire Stadium Empire Field BC Place
Culture	The Lions Leo the Lion Nickname: The Leos Fight song: "Roar You Lions Roar" composed by Dal Richards and his Orchestra
Lore	Annis Stukus Willie "The Wisp" Fleming Defeated Baltimore in the Grey Cup First Grey Cup of New Millennium Labour Day Classic Kapp becomes first Lion to win MVP of West Division Joe Paopao, The Throwin’ Samoan James "Quick" Parker
Important figures	David Braley Wally Buono Annis Stukus Bob Ackles By Bailey Clem Crowe Herb Capozzi Tom Hinton Tom Brown Joe Kapp Dave Skrien Lonnie Dennis Ted Gerela Jim Evenson Jackie Parker Al Wilson Cal Murphy Lui Passaglia Jerry Tagge Roy Dewalt Matt Dunigan Doug Flutie Mervyn Fernandez Don Matthews Mark Gastineau Danny McManus Darren Flutie Damon Allen Robert Drummond Sean Millington Casey Printers Dave Dickenson Geroy Simon
Retired numbers	5 15 22 30 38 52 60 75 81 97
Key personnel	Owner: David Braley General Manager: Ed Hervey Head Coach: Wally Buono
Grey Cup Championships (6)	1964 1985 1994 2000 2006 2011
Western Division Championships (10)	1963 1964 1983 1985 1988 1994 2000 2004 2006 2011
Current league affiliations	League: Canadian Football League Division: West